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Barron, James. Gambling in America: Has the Growth of Legal Gambling Made Society the Loser in the Long Run?, New York Times Magazine, 1989 May 31

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UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics

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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 16

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Reinhold, Robert. Gambling in America: Las Vegas' Goal is Transformation from Sin City to Family Vacation Town, New York Times, 1989 May 30

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UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics

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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 16

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Claud D. Pepper, San Pedro, California, October 03, 1947

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1947-10-03

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Description given with photo: "Pepper Sees Hughes Plane, Los Angeles, Calif.: Florida's Senator Claude D. Pepper (left) dropped into Los Angeles October 3, for a neck-cranning look at the 200-ton HK-1 Hughes Flying Boat. Pepper praised Howard Hughes (right), "for conceiving and constructing this great thing." Two of the plane's eight engines can be seen above the Senator's Head. Credit (ACME) 10/04/47."

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Photograph of the Hughes Racer at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 1937

Date

1937-01

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Black and white image of the Hughes Racer at Newark Airport after setting new transcontinental record of 332 miles an hour.

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Photograph of the transportation of Howard Hughes' Hercules, California, June 13, 1946

Date

1946-06-13

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Description given with photo: "Wing of World's Largest Plane Moved, Culver city, Calif. - One of the two 34-ton wing sections of Howard Hughes' Hercules inches toward Los Angeles harbor from Culver City, Calif., on house-moving dollies. Moving along at two miles an hour to Terminal Island for assembly, the wings will be followed in the 28-mile journey in a few days by the fuselage. Second wing section can be seen in rear. Credit Line (ACME) 6/13/46."

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Howard Cannon oral history interview

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Oral history interview with Howard Cannon conducted by K.J. Evans on September 28, 1998 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal First 100 Oral History Project. Cannon discusses his political involvement and working for the Las Vegas City Attorney’s Office. He then talks about his service in the Air National Guard during World War II and creating Nellis Air Force Base. Cannon also mentions his interactions with presidents, his thoughts on the Vietnam War, his support for civil rights, and his stance as a lawmaker.

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